Self-feeding shaving-brush.



'form a part of this specification.

flange 0, between which, and :1 inetal ring sienry r'nnnmeSEAVING-BRUSH.

To all wlaom-it may concern: Y

Be it known that we, HOWA D Forms HANSELL, Jr.,-a-nd Geonon D. Lewis,citizens of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county ofPhiladelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and use fulImprovement in Self-FeedingShaving- -Brushes, of which the followingis afull,

clear, and exact description, referencebving had to the accompanyingdrawmgs. winch Our invention relates to self-feeding shavmg brushes, andhas for ts ObJE-Gl. to provide means whereby soap in liquid form may becontained in the hollow handle and fed to the brush by compression ofthe base of the bandle.

. a I i In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side-{deration of the brush inupright positions 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the some.

a is a tubular metallic casing and I) a closed rubber (-ap secured toand forming an extension of the casing. The casinprand cap together formthe brush handle. To secure the rubber cap to the met al casing. the endof the casing adjacent to the rubber cap is provided wit-h an inwardlyextending annulnlr the opencnd of the rubber" cap is confined. Thethickness of the rubber cap is preferabl reduced at its open end so asto facilitate its eoiriinernent inposition by means of the ring d. Thebristle portion a of the brush inseried into the contracted upper end ofthe ine tal easing. A f is a rubber tube of a length preferably..,son\ewhat greater than the length of the bandie. the upper end of therubber tube extending into the center of the base of the bristle portionand approximately half way thcre j through, the lower end of the rubbertube terminating preferably a. very short distance above thc'closed endof the rubber esp. SUI; rounding and secured to the rubber tube is asleeve II, which is inserted into the base of the bristle portion, so asto relicve'the rubber tube at this point from the TLGSSIUG of theconfined bristles. [n the wet of the metal internal annular flange 1'formed on the ody and threaded to receive ascrew cap is.

In asseinlivling the parts, audits sleeve are inserted into portion,body. 7 or 'lhebrush is then inverted and-rosin Specific alien ofLetters Patent: I v i Application filed December 23.1907. Serial No;407.781.

.and liqui the rubber tube the bristle 1 which is inserted into thehandle some equivalent substance is poured 'Petenteii. 4, 1908.

\ rtandering his end. )P-T cap isthen applied to the metal over the baseof the bristle port io the sea 1 container air-tight a, The rubl body.The soap, in liquid form, then poured intothe hollow handle and afterthe sain'e is tilled, the screw cap is threadeibonto the flange It; Thebrush is now ready fo use.

ln'order to'force soap into thebristle pofl tion, the rubber cap issqueezed, causingthe soap to be forced up through the rubber tube andout the open end thereof into the bristle portion, the rosin parking atthe upper end of the handle preventing any soap passing, into thebristle portion except rubber tube.

In manipulating the-brush asjust deseribed, the handle may be held in anposinon.

It will be-undcrstood that. the brush may be used, without replenishingthe soap, as long as the level of the llqtlld, 1n the handle, when thelatter )5 held in an upright position,

is abovethe lower end of the rubber feed- The brush will not leak, nomatter in so tube. I what position it inav be held, the interneldiameter'of tlie'tubetf (preferably about of .an inch) hemp so smallthat capillary attraction will Li-event a simultaneous flow of air n'ollt' uid can low out o the tube, unless the cap b is compressed, owingto the air-tight nature of the soap receptacle. Having now fullydescribed our invention,

what we claim and desire to protect by Letgo tors Patent is:--

1 A self-feeding shaving brush-comprising a tubular casing and a.flexible cap secured thereto at one end and form ng together'a hollowhandle for receiving and holding liquid soap, a bristle portionseeuredto the op posite end of the casing, and a tube within the handleand extending substantially throughout its length andpartway'into the.bristle portion.

2. A self-feeding shaving brush comprising a tubular casing and aflexible cap secured thereto at one end and forming together a. hollowhandle for. receiving; and holding liquid soap, a bristle portionsecured to and closing the opposite end ofthe casing,

a tube separate from the cap and inserted int-othebase of the bristleportion and extending into the hollow handle, end means closingcommunieauon between the bristle portion and the interior of the handleexcept throughsaid tube.

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through the -7 therein in opposite directions and 35 I a hollow handleformed at one end of exiole material so as to be com ressible and at theother end formed of rigid material, a bristle portion inserted inand-sup orted by the rigid end of the hollow hand e, and a tube 3. Aself-feeding shaving brush comprising supported by the bristle portionextending throughthe rigid part of the'handle, and into the compressiblepert thereof and. terminatingnear the latters closed end;

, 4. A self-feeding shaving brush comprising a tubular casing and aflexible cap secured thereto at one end and forming together a hollowhandle for receiving and holding liquid soap, a bristle portion securedtothe opposite end of the casing, and a tube within the handle andextending substantially,

throughout its length and part way into the bristleportion, and a handbetween which and. the first named end of the casing the open end of thecapis confined.

5. Aself-feeding shaving brush comprising a tubular casing and aflexible cap secured thereto atone end and forming together a hollowhandle for receiving and holding liquid soap, a bristle portion securedto the o uid soap, a bristle portion secured to the opposite end of thecasin and a flexible tube within the handle and extending substantiallythroughout its length and part way into the bristle portion, and asleeve surrounding the tube along a part of its length and inserted intothe base of the bristle portion.

7. A self-feeding shaving brush comprising a tubular casing and aflexible cap secured thereto at one end and forming together a hollowhandle for receiving and holding liq uid soap, a bristle portion securedto the o posite end of the casing, and a tube within the handle andextending substantially throughout its length and part way into the.

bristle portion, and a sealing material within the casing and coveringthe base of the bristle portion.

8. A self-feeding shaving brush comprising an orificed tubular metalcasing and a flexible cap secured thereto a3. one end, a cap closingsaid orifice, a band confining the flexible cap around and against oneend of the metal casing, a bristle portion secured in the other end ofthe meta casing, a sealin material within the casing and covering t ebase of the bristle (portion, a flexible tube within the.

handle an bristle portion, and a sleeve on that part of the tubeinserted into the bristle portion.

In testimony of which invention, we have hereunto set .our hands, atPhiladelphia, on this 18th day of December, 1907.

HOWARD FORDE HANSELL. J8. GEORGE D. LEWIS.

. Witnesses: v.

Fnsxx S. BUssEn, M. M. I'IAMILTON.

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